The Countdown is on! In just a few weeks, a huge party is planned as 2010 Homecoming is celebrated throughout the town. It will begin with Mary Smith and the Museum's Canada Day festivities at Cadzow Park on Thursday,July 1 and end with the closing in front of the Library on Sunday, July 4.

A huge Homecoming parade is planned for the Friday night. Service groups, the churches, schools, etc. have received invitations to participate. Things are well underway to provide a program with something for everyone throughout the weekend.

Book your homecoming spot!
From left, Barb (Schaefer) Westlaken (519-284-1149) and Laurel (Ready) Poirier (519-348-9554)
look over responses from service clubs and groups wishing to book a spot on the program at
Homecoming 2010, taking place July 1to 4. Letters were sent to all town organizations in the spring
and now that fall meetings have been held, plans are being made to be part of the big event.
This celebration is held every 10 years and is a wonderful chance to create memories in our community.
Check out www.stmaryshomecoming.ca for updates. Any groups wishing to participate are to fill in their
forms as soon as possible and mail them to:
St.Marys Homecoming,
Box 338, St.Marys, N4X 1B2.
If forms are needed, just call Laurel or Barb. (Macko photo)
Courteous of St. Marys Journal Argus

Lou and Sharon Hunter are reminding us to pack our bags for the Big Homecoming 2010 Party one year from this July 1, 2009. They are chairs of the Highschool Reunion Committee for next year's event.

We have a snappy logo courtesy of our committee and Thames printing- "The Hills are Alive with the Sounds of Homecoming". Of course, the old brown suitcase is a prominent part of every Homecoming logo. Remember the "Out of this World" logo from 2000 featuring the old brown suitcase encircled by orbits? If you don't remember, keep an eye out for the lit-up Homecoming sign on the Ray Bennett Park on the west side of the river.

A new feature this time is our website designed by Meg McKay of Power Flower Web Design. The finishing touches are up and running with links to the Town, Highschool Reunion, Photo Gallery, Press, Program, etc.There are plans to recognize Central and Arthur Meighen closings during this time when so many visitors will be in town. The committee is hoping that as many organizations as possible will get involved in this once-every -ten-years event. More details will be made public as program is put into place in the next few months. Look for old brown suitcases and our new logo about town in the near future! Circle July 1-4, 2010 on this year's calendars. Let friends and family from near and far know so they can plan to attend the biggest St. Marys party since the turn of the century!

The Hills are Alive With the Sounds of Homecoming 2010! Marlene Forman and Kathy Blake are shown with the snappy new logo for next year's Homecoming. It was designed by Julie Pickering of Thames Label after an "off the cuff" suggestion by Homecoming Committee member, Bob Sass. It features the old brown suitcase, familiar from Homecomings of the past. The Big Party is just a few months away- July 1-4, 2010 and plans are well underway with committee meetings being held monthly.